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A History of Civil Rights In America

1917-1926 (#104)

Women, American Indians, and Chinese-Americans further solidify their claims to civil rights, and the Supreme Court applies the 14th amendment to the states.
Chapters:
1920 - Women Gain the Right to Vote
1924 - Gertrude Simmons Bonnin Begins the Revival of American Indian Rights
1925 - U.S. Supreme Court Begins Extending the Bill of Rights to the States
1926 - You Chung Hong Leads the Fight for Chinese American Civil Rights
[27 minutes]

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Series Description: A comprehensive historical overview detailing the expansion of civil rights to include more people. The series takes the viewer through the development of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the 13th and 14th Amendments, civil rights legislation , court decisions as well as examining fearless civil rights leaders like Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr. From the past to the present, this series takes the viewer through one of the most powerful forces in American History--the promise of equality for all.

Americans launch the drive for universal education to make sure there is an enlightened citizenry that knows its civil rights. At the same time, the country expands the idea of all men are created equal to include Blacks.
Chapters:
1837 - Horace Mann Leads the Way for Universal Education
1863 - The Road to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
1865 - 13th Amendment Ends Slavery in America
1868 - 14th Amendment Lays the Foundation for Civil Rights for All [26 minutes]

Women, American Indians, and Chinese-Americans further solidify their claims to civil rights, and the Supreme Court applies the 14th amendment to the states.
Chapters:
1920 - Women Gain the Right to Vote
1924 - Gertrude Simmons Bonnin Begins the Revival of American Indian Rights
1925 - U.S. Supreme Court Begins Extending the Bill of Rights to the States
1926 - You Chung Hong Leads the Fight for Chinese American Civil Rights
[27 minutes]

In this the era of the great civil rights leaders, they help usher in a time of great change in the civil rights of all Americans for the betterment of all Americans.
Chapters:
1965 - Cesar Chavez Leads the Charge for Hispanic Civil Rights
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is the Champion for Black Rights
1970 - John Echohawk Founds the Native American Rights Fund
1971 - 26th Amendment Gives 18 Year Olds the Right to Vote
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
[27 minutes]